Heavy Duty Mechanic

Bretty Consultancy Services, an Human Resource and Business consultancy firm, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Heavy Duty Mechanic

Location: Km 58, Lekki–Epe Expressway, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are seeking an experienced and technically competent Heavy-Duty Diesel Mechanic to join our Vehicle Workshop team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance, diagnosis, overhaul, and repair of heavy-duty vehicles and equipment, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out servicing, preventive maintenance, inspection, and repairs of heavy-duty equipment.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot engine, fuel system, transmission, hydraulic, cooling, and electrical faults.
• Overhaul and repair diesel engines, gearboxes, and other mechanical assemblies.
• Maintain and repair payloaders, forklifts, HIAB trucks, trailers, and other heavy-duty vehicles.
• Perform valve clearance adjustments and inspect hydraulic cylinders for seal failure or internal bypass.
• Use diagnostic tools and multimeters to test batteries, starters, alternators, and electrical circuits.
• Dismantle, repair, and correctly reassemble mechanical components.
• Conduct equipment testing after repairs to ensure proper functionality.
• Maintain workshop safety, proper housekeeping, and professional workmanship.
• Prepare maintenance reports, document completed jobs, and report spare parts requirements to the Workshop Head.
• Diagnose and repair Mitsubishi, Isuzu, and other heavy-duty vehicles and equipment.

Requirements and Qualifications

• BSc in Engineering, relevant technical certification, or Trade Test qualification.
• Technical certificate in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering.
• Trade Test Certificate in Motor Vehicle Mechanics or Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics.
• City & Guilds or equivalent technical qualifications will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years' relevant hands-on experience in heavy-duty diesel mechanics.
• Practical experience maintaining diesel and petrol engines, trucks, forklifts, and payloaders.
• Strong knowledge of engine systems, hydraulic systems, transmissions, cooling systems, and automotive electrical systems.
• Ability to diagnose faults, overhaul components, and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Good communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to safety procedures, proper tool handling, and workshop discipline.